Blendon, SD is a small town in the midwest with a rich history and deep roots in its local politics. The community prides itself on its friendly atmosphere and commitment to keeping their local community safe and prosperous. Locally elected officials strive to maintain fiscal responsibility, promote economic development, and create innovative solutions to ensure Blendon remains a desirable place to live, work, and play for generations to come. The current mayor of Blendon is Nancy Smith who was elected in 2019 and has been dedicated to upholding the values of the town ever since. The city council consists of 9 members who are all committed to making sure that citizens have their voices heard while creating policies that benefit the majority of people in the town. Although Blendon may be small compared to other cities, it stands proud for its commitment to civic engagement and for being an example of democracy done right.
The political climate in Blendon, SD is very conservative.
Davison County, SD is very conservative. In Davison County, SD 31.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Davison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.4% to 31.3%.
Davison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blendon, SD is very conservative.
Davison County, South Dakota is very conservative.
Mitchell Metro Area is very conservative.
South Dakota is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Blendon, South Dakota: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Blendon, SD
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $4,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,254 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $282 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)